Smoking pipe



R. J. STARK SMOKING PIPE Jan. 8, 1957 2 sheds-sheet 1 Filed Dec. 9, 1954 INVENTORI /IIIII/lllllllllllla/ lll/111111111111114 Wl/l Raaf/W J STAR/Q BY prow/IMJ @p ATTORNEYS,

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SMOKING PIPE Filed DeC. 9, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 f lill/111111111111111@ 9a ATTORNEYS,

United ,States ,Patent O SMOKING PIPE Robert J. Stark, Washington, D. C.

Application December 9, 1954, Serial No. 474,085

2 Claims. (Cl. 131-211) This invention relates to a smoking pipe.

An object of the invention is the provision of a smoklng pipe which will give the smoker great pleasure in using the same, as well as being a pipe of substantial structure.

Another object of the invention is the construction of a novel pipe which has comparatively few elements in its construction, and which is eicient in operation.

A still further object of the invention is the construction of a pipe in which the smoke is seen through a transparent cylinder when the pipe is in use, and during the smoking action the user will receive great pleasure by reason of the smoke being mild, owing to its travel through this pipe of the nature of my invention.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, this invention comprises certain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of a smoking pipe constructed in accordance with the present lnvention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional veiw, taken on line 2 2, Figure 1, and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional View, taken on line 3 3, Figure l, and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional View, taken on line 4 4, Figure 1, and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view, taken on line 5 5, Figure l, and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 6 is a view in side elevation of the tube of the smoking pipe, while Figure 7 is a longitudinal sectional view, of the same.

Figure 8 is a View partly in elevation, and partly in longitudinal section, of the preferred embodiment of this invention.

Figure 9 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view, of the smoking pipe shown in Figure 8.

Figure 10 is a longitudinal sectional View, taken on line 10 10, Figure 9, and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 11 is a transverse sectional view, taken on line 11 11, Figure 9, and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 12 is a transverse sectional view, taken on line 12 12, Figure 9, and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 13 is a transverse sectional View, taken on line 13 13, Figure 9, and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 14 is partly a top plan View, and partly a sectional view, of the tube shown in Figures 8 to 13, part of the tube being broken away.

Figure 15 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the ller ring shown in Figures l, 2, 9, and l0.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 designates the bowl of the pipe into which extends part of a metal filler ring 2; this ller ring being substantially a part of 'ice the bowl. The mouthpiece 3 is provided upon which one end of transparent cylinder 4 is mounted, the other end of said cylinder being mounted on the ller ring 2, as is hereinafter specically described.

The tube 5 is preferably screw-threaded into the ller ring 2, and also screw-threaded into the mouthpiece 3, as shown in Figures l and 2. This tube 5 is solid at its center, and it is hollow at its two ends. Near the inner end of the tube 5 is an aperture 6, and near its opposite end is an aperture 7. Therefore, smoke drawn from the bowl 1, into the hollow end 8, will pass from said end, through aperture 7 into the transparent cylinder 4, and then the smoke will pass through aperture 6, into the hollow end 9, and through mouthpiece 3, into the users mouth. By this construction, the operator can see the smoke in the cylinder.

In the embodiment just described, there is provided a comparatively minimum number of parts, which can be easily examined and cleaned, all of which produce an ecient smoking pipe.

In the preferred embodiment shown in Figures 8 to 14, the bowl 8, the cupped filler ring 9, and the mouthpiece 1t), are similar in construction to those parts illustrated in the drawingFigures 1 and 2. The transparent cylinder 11 is also similar in construction to cylinder 4. Said filler ring 9, Fig. 15, comprises a body 9a on the exterior of which is an annular outstanding ring 9b. Said body 9a is provided in its outer end with a relatively deep cup or concave portion 9c, into which the inner end of tube 12 extends. The inner threaded end of said tube 12 is actively directed into its threaded position by the body being cupped at 9c.

The cylinder 11 or 4 and bowl extension 8a are of the same diameter and having their inner ends positioned on the outer surface of the body 9a with their end portions engaging the sides of said ring 9b, as clearly shown in the drawings, Figs. l, 2, 8, 9 and l5.

The central tube in this preferred embodiment is designated by 12. This tube 12 has on its sides two ilat, horizontally-extending, integral partitions 13, whereby the space between tube 12 and the transparent cylinder 11 is divided into two distinct compartments 14 and 19b, Figs. 11 to 13. The tube 12 is provided with at disc partitions 15a and 16. The tube, therefore, is provided with a central compartment 17, and two end compartments 18 and 15. The tube 12 has an aperture 19a, which permits the smoke from the bowl S to enter the bottom compartment 19h, thence the smoke passes through aperture 20, into the central compartment 17 and thence through aperture 21, into the upper compartment 14, thence through aperture 22, the smoke passes into the mouthpiece 10. This produces an eicient structure, because it has been found from actual experience that the peculiar travel just described of the smoke makes for a mild smoking, or increases the enjoyment of the user of the pipe.

The tube 12 has its ends threaded, as with tube 5, and these ends are mounted in the pipe, like 'the embodiment of Figs. 1 and 2.

In the following claims the rings or fillers 2 and 9 are referred to as being a substantial part of the bowl 1 or 8.

The cylinder 4, or 11, may be constructed of any suitable material; transparent or otherwise.

While I have described the preferred embodiments of the invention and illustrated the same in the accompanying drawings, certain minor changes or alterations may appear to one skilled in the art to which this invention relates during the extensive manufacture of the same, and I, therefore, reserve the right to make such changes or alterations as shall fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a smoking pipe, the combination with a bowl,

of a cupped ller ring extending into said bowl, a central tube of the same diameter throughout its length and threaded on its inner end and extending through the cupped portion of said ring and threaded into said ring, said central tube threaded on its outer end, said tube provided on opposite sides with integral, fiat, horizontallyextending partitions, said partitions extending the full length of said central tube from one threaded portion t the other threaded portion, a mouthpiece on the threaded outer end of said tube, the partitions at their inner ends being against said filler ring and at their outer ends against said mouth-piece, a transparent cylinder surrounding said central tube and positioned at its inner end on said ller ring and at its outer end on said mouth-piece, said tube provided with two disc-like partitions dividing said tube into a central compartment and an inner and outer compartment, said tube being provided with an aperture opening into said central compartment, and said tube being provided with an aperture opening into said inner cornpartment and with another aperture opening into said outer compartment.

2. In a smoking pipe, the combination with a bowl provided with an extension, of a filler ring extending partly into said extension, said filler ring comprising a body, said body being provided on its surface between its ends with an annular outstanding ring, said body being provided on its inner face with a deep concaved portion, said body being internally threaded between said concaved portion and the outer face of said body, said extension of the bowl having a portion resting on said ller ring and bearing against one side of said ring, a tube externally threaded at its inner end, said externallythreaded end being threaded into the threaded portion of said body, a mouthpiece threaded on the outer end of said tube, a transparent cylinder mounted at its outer end upon said mouthpiece, and said cylinder bearing at its inner end on the outside of said filler body and having its inner end resting against the side of said ring.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 501,302 Schroeder July 11, 1893 343,343 Lindberg Feb. 5, 1907 1,849,640 Russo Mar. 15, 1932 2,190,312 Cullen Feb. 13, 1940 2,672,873 Patterson Mar. 23, 1954 FOREIGN PATENTS 748 Great Britain 1909 17,181 Great Britain 1912 18,185 Great Britain 1913 

